Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to every household in the UK to urge them to stay at home and obey the lockdown rules.
16.03.2020 - 13:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will consider stricter measures to tackle coronavirus in the UK at an emergency Cobra meeting later.
The PM will chair the emergency Cobra meeting on Monday before holding the first of his daily press conferences to update the public on the latest on coronavirus.
Among the plans on the table are handing police the power to arrest and detain people with the virus who are not following official advice.
He will then address the nation on the coronavirus threat after
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to every household in the UK to urge them to stay at home and obey the lockdown rules.
Boris Johnson is to write to every UK household to urge people to stay at home.
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Boris Johnson is facing questions over the UK lockdown after he introduced new drastic measures to tackle the coronavirus virus.
The British public were tonight warned they must stay indoors or face a fine as the battle against coronavirus ramped up another level.
Boris Johnson has ordered a UK-wide lockdown of the population in their homes in a desperate bid to halt the spread of coronavirus.
Boris Johnson has once again warned that if people continue to ignore social distancing rules he would have no choice but to introduce tougher measures to enforce it.
Boris Johnson has said the Government is ready to impose tougher restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus if people do not follow the guidance on social distancing.
The government has warned it will impose tougher measures to combat the spread of coronavirus if people keep ignoring the advice on 'social distancing'.
Emergency legislation to tackle the coronavirus outbreak will be published in Parliament today - including giving police more powers to arrest and isolate people for public health reason.